QuickAdvice: Snow and Ski Report by REI Gives You The Info You Need
Snow and Ski Report by REI (Free) by The Zumobi Network is a must for skiers, snowboarders, and winter sports enthusiasts. This free app gives you all the latest information on your favorite ski resorts.
Find resorts near you, or search by region. Select all of the resorts on which you want to keep tabs. Once you have your resorts set, you can access them cover flow style on the main page. You get the current temperature and the number of inches of new snow at a glance, simply swiping through your resorts.
For more detailed information, tap the resort. Here you’ll find out if the Resort is open, and how many Lifts and Trails are open. You’ll see the amount of new snow in the last 24, 48 and 72 hours. You get the Snow Depth broken up by Top and Base. Get the current Resort Temperature, Conditions, Five Day Forecast, Resort Webcams, and Resort Information.
It is up to each individual resort to submit their information. Snow and Ski Report by REI is linked to OnTheSnow.com, so it reaches a wider audience than just users of this app. The weather information is powered by Weather Underground.
In Settings, you can select whether you want your temperature given in Fahrenheit or Celsius, your accumulation in inches or centimeters. You can set the app to notify you “when one of the resorts of your choice gets one or more inches of new snow”. You can also add to or remove resorts from your list.
Share the information you get via Email, Twitter, or Facebook. Every free app has a “catch”, and this one is ad-supported. The ads are unobtrusive, and really don’t interfere with the clean, attractive UI.
It’s a great app at a great price (did I mention it’s free?) - check it out now!
